diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 23a829e62..e0d47ffc6 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "noaa": ("https://www.noaa.gov/%s", "%s"),
     "pylint": ("https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/%s", "%s"),
     "pytest": ("https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.4.x/%s", "%s"),
+    "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3/library/%s", "%s"),
     "rocoto": ("https://christopherwharrop.github.io/rocoto/%s", "%s"),
     "rst": ("https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/%s", "%s"),
     "rtd": ("https://readthedocs.org/projects/uwtools/%s", "%s"),
diff --git a/docs/sections/user_guide/yaml/tags.rst b/docs/sections/user_guide/yaml/tags.rst
index 3a603a0e0..a3a03c5a2 100644
--- a/docs/sections/user_guide/yaml/tags.rst
+++ b/docs/sections/user_guide/yaml/tags.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ Or explicit:
 
 Additionally, UW defines the following tags to support use cases not covered by standard tags:
 
+``!datetime``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Converts the tagged node to a Python ``datetime`` object. For example, given ``input.yaml``:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   date1: 2024-09-01
+   date2: !datetime "{{ date1 }}"
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+   % uw config realize -i ../input.yaml --output-format yaml
+   date1: 2024-09-01
+   date2: 2024-09-01 00:00:00
+
+The value provided to the tag must be in :python:`ISO 8601 format<datetime.html#datetime.datetime.fromisoformat>` to be interpreted correctly by the ``!datetime`` tag.
+
 ``!float``
 ^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -62,7 +80,7 @@ Parse the tagged file and include its tags. For example, given ``input.yaml``:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
-   values: !INCLUDE [./supplemental.yaml]
+   values: !include [./supplemental.yaml]
 
 and ``supplemental.yaml``:
 
diff --git a/src/uwtools/config/jinja2.py b/src/uwtools/config/jinja2.py
index 58683a68a..1323cbff9 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/config/jinja2.py
+++ b/src/uwtools/config/jinja2.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional, Union
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 from uwtools.logging import INDENT, MSGWIDTH, log
 from uwtools.utils.file import get_file_format, readable, writable
 
-_ConfigVal = Union[bool, dict, float, int, list, str, UWYAMLConvert, UWYAMLRemove]
+_ConfigVal = Union[bool, datetime, dict, float, int, list, str, UWYAMLConvert, UWYAMLRemove]
 
 
 class J2Template:
diff --git a/src/uwtools/config/support.py b/src/uwtools/config/support.py
index 96b433862..c11737a4f 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/config/support.py
+++ b/src/uwtools/config/support.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import math
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from datetime import datetime
 from importlib import import_module
-from typing import Type, Union
+from typing import Callable, Type, Union
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 from uwtools.logging import log
 from uwtools.strings import FORMAT
 
-INCLUDE_TAG = "!INCLUDE"
+INCLUDE_TAG = "!include"
 
 
 # Public functions
@@ -107,15 +108,17 @@ class UWYAMLConvert(UWYAMLTag):
     method. See the pyyaml documentation for details.
     """
 
-    TAGS = ("!float", "!int")
+    TAGS = ("!datetime", "!float", "!int")
 
-    def convert(self) -> Union[float, int]:
+    def convert(self) -> Union[datetime, float, int]:
         """
         Return the original YAML value converted to the specified type.
 
         Will raise an exception if the value cannot be represented as the specified type.
         """
-        converters: dict[str, Union[type[float], type[int]]] = dict(zip(self.TAGS, [float, int]))
+        converters: dict[str, Union[Callable[[str], datetime], type[float], type[int]]] = dict(
+            zip(self.TAGS, [datetime.fromisoformat, float, int])
+        )
         return converters[self.tag](self.value)
 
 
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/config/formats/test_base.py b/src/uwtools/tests/config/formats/test_base.py
index e3995e751..663f4ef03 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/config/formats/test_base.py
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/config/formats/test_base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import datetime as dt
 import logging
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import yaml
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def test__parse_include(config):
     config.data.update(
         {
             "config": {
-                "salad_include": f"!INCLUDE [{include_path}]",
+                "salad_include": f"!include [{include_path}]",
                 "meat": "beef",
                 "dressing": "poppyseed",
             }
@@ -155,10 +156,13 @@ def test_dereference(tmp_path):
 e:
   - !int '42'
   - !float '3.14'
+  - !datetime '{{ D }}'
 f:
   f1: !int '42'
   f2: !float '3.14'
+D: 2024-10-10 00:19:00
 N: "22"
+
 """.strip()
     path = tmp_path / "config.yaml"
     with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -166,12 +170,14 @@ def test_dereference(tmp_path):
     config = YAMLConfig(path)
     with patch.dict(os.environ, {"N": "999"}, clear=True):
         config.dereference()
+    print(config["e"])
     assert config == {
         "a": 44,
         "b": {"c": 33},
         "d": "{{ X }}",
-        "e": [42, 3.14],
+        "e": [42, 3.14, datetime.fromisoformat("2024-10-10 00:19:00")],
         "f": {"f1": 42, "f2": 3.14},
+        "D": datetime.fromisoformat("2024-10-10 00:19:00"),
         "N": "22",
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_jinja2.py b/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_jinja2.py
index 6b10bdf91..6d430bf8b 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_jinja2.py
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_jinja2.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 from io import StringIO
 from textwrap import dedent
 from types import SimpleNamespace as ns
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ def test_unrendered(s, status):
     assert jinja2.unrendered(s) is status
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("tag", ["!float", "!int"])
+@mark.parametrize("tag", ["!datetime", "!float", "!int"])
 def test__deref_convert_no(caplog, tag):
     log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     loader = yaml.SafeLoader(os.devnull)
@@ -290,7 +291,14 @@ def test__deref_convert_no(caplog, tag):
     assert regex_logged(caplog, "Conversion failed")
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("converted,tag,value", [(3.14, "!float", "3.14"), (42, "!int", "42")])
+@mark.parametrize(
+    "converted,tag,value",
+    [
+        (datetime(2024, 9, 9, 0, 0), "!datetime", "2024-09-09 00:00:00"),
+        (3.14, "!float", "3.14"),
+        (42, "!int", "42"),
+    ],
+)
 def test__deref_convert_ok(caplog, converted, tag, value):
     log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     loader = yaml.SafeLoader(os.devnull)
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_support.py b/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_support.py
index 409f6edad..f17754697 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_support.py
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/config/test_support.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import logging
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from datetime import datetime
 
 import yaml
 from pytest import fixture, mark, raises
@@ -87,6 +88,18 @@ def loader(self):
     # demonstrate that those nodes' convert() methods return representations in type type specified
     # by the tag.
 
+    def test_datetime_no(self, loader):
+        ts = support.UWYAMLConvert(loader, yaml.ScalarNode(tag="!datetime", value="foo"))
+        with raises(ValueError):
+            ts.convert()
+
+    def test_datetime_ok(self, loader):
+        ts = support.UWYAMLConvert(
+            loader, yaml.ScalarNode(tag="!datetime", value="2024-08-09 12:22:42")
+        )
+        assert ts.convert() == datetime(2024, 8, 9, 12, 22, 42)
+        self.comp(ts, "!datetime '2024-08-09 12:22:42'")
+
     def test_float_no(self, loader):
         ts = support.UWYAMLConvert(loader, yaml.ScalarNode(tag="!float", value="foo"))
         with raises(ValueError):
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.ini b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.ini
index a096c1ac7..5d337b1d7 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.ini
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [config]
-salad_include = !INCLUDE [./fruit_config.ini]
+salad_include = !include [./fruit_config.ini]
 meat = beef
 dressing = poppyseed
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.nml b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.nml
index 6df874c6b..fa90c6a5e 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.nml
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 &config
-  salad_include = '!INCLUDE [./fruit_config.nml]'
+  salad_include = '!include [./fruit_config.nml]'
   meat = beef
   dressing = poppyseed
 /
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.sh b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.sh
index 9b8ab8e08..d11786be6 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.sh
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-salad_include="!INCLUDE [./fruit_config.sh]"
+salad_include="!include [./fruit_config.sh]"
 meat=beef
 dressing=poppyseed
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.yaml b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.yaml
index 537f1b0d9..6fbc80bdc 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.yaml
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-salad: !INCLUDE [./fruit_config.yaml]
-two_files: !INCLUDE [./fruit_config.yaml, ./fruit_config_similar.yaml]
-reverse_files: !INCLUDE [./fruit_config_similar.yaml, ./fruit_config.yaml]
+salad: !include [./fruit_config.yaml]
+two_files: !include [./fruit_config.yaml, ./fruit_config_similar.yaml]
+reverse_files: !include [./fruit_config_similar.yaml, ./fruit_config.yaml]
diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files_with_sect.nml b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files_with_sect.nml
index 6bac4f1dc..d80ad8af1 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files_with_sect.nml
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/fixtures/include_files_with_sect.nml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 &config
-  salad_include = '!INCLUDE [./fruit_config_mult_sect.nml]'
+  salad_include = '!include [./fruit_config_mult_sect.nml]'
   meat = beef
   dressing = poppyseed
 /